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Round 1The light heavyweights clinch and separate early. Halsey gets in on
a takedown and puts Ramirez on the ground about 40 seconds into the
opening round. Side control for Halsey, who leans from Ramirez’s
left to right and drives a knee to the body. Short elbows on top
give way to bigger elbow strikes and punches as Halsey works his
way to full mount. Referee Michael Bell is hovering nearby as
Ramirez gives up his back and Halsey goes for a rear-naked choke.
Ramirez slips free but Halsey stays all over him and now works from
top position, straddling Ramirez who has stalled out on his left
side. Halsey is dropping some solid ground-and-pound, and Ramirez
is sporting a serious welt on the left side of his forehead when he
returns to his corner at the end of the round.

Halsey ducks a wide punch, gets a single-leg and
drives Ramirez back down to the ground. Ramirez shrimps up
underneath as Halsey drops elbows and forearms from deep
half-guard. More elbows now as Halsey scoots Ramirez around the
cage, and they’re falling on the side of Ramirez’s face that’s
already sporting damage. Ramirez gets busy after about two minutes
and tries to throw punches from his back, so Halsey tries to pin
down the right hand and throw to the body on the other side.
Ramirez tries to isolate Halsey’s arm, maybe angling for a
submission. The ground-and-pound of Halsey slows in the latter half
of the round but he keeps top position to the bell.

Round 3Ramirez tries to turn the tables, shooting in on a single-leg, but
Halsey easily sprawls on it. Halsey drops a few punches from the
sprawl before turning the corner to take Ramirez’s back. Ramirez
puts his back on the ground, but it proves a poor decision: Halsey
has an arm-triangle choke framed up instantly and steps off the
right side to squeeze it. The referee checks Ramirez’s arm and it’s
limp, giving Brandon Halsey the technical submission win at 50
seconds of round three.

Round 1Miller takes the outside and lands first with a few outside leg
kicks. More leg kicks, getting harder now, as Miller continues to
bounce around outside the range of Smith, who tries to find
Miller’s chin with long punches. Smith is lunging and missing with
wide shots, but he lands a left hook about midway through the round
and Miller gets a little more space from his opponent. Miller hits
a takedown with two minutes left in the round and extracts his head
from a loose guillotine. Kimura attempt from Miller has Smith
scrambling, and Miller is forced to adjust his grip as he straddles
Smith’s head. Smith is doing well to defend, grabbing his left
bicep and fending off the submission. Miller switches to an armbar
with 20 seconds left, can’t get it extended before the bell.

Miller gets another quick takedown and briefly
works from Smith’s half-guard before being put back in full guard.
Miller stands and comes back down, catching Smith turning over and
taking the veteran’s back. Riding high on Smith’s back, Miller
works to keep his hooks and then switches to a body triangle. A
couple punches from Miller have Smith back on his knees, then
flattened out underneath the “Blood Spiller.” More left hands from
Miller, now elbows as Smith tries to guard the left side of his
head. Miller keeps the shots coming while referee Herb Dean looks
on. Smith seems to complain about Miller’s elbow strikes but the
ref says they’re clean.

Smith is nearly out the back door, posturing up and trying to shake
Miller off his back. Miller hooks Smith’s right leg and tries to
crank a kneebar from back mount. Smith rides out the last 15
seconds and survives to see round three.

Round 3Smith comes straight at Miller with punches, but Miller gets
underneath them and soon puts Smith on his back again. Not much
action on the ground as Miller works to extract himself from
Smith’s half guard, while Smith just hangs on underneath. Smith
tries a guillotine midway through the round but it doesn’t come
close. Miller postures up and throws a double-handed chop, then
gets a bit more serious with punches from on top. Smith shoves him
off and tries to escape, instead giving up his back, which Miller
takes with no delay. Both hooks in for Miller now, and he’s made
good on his nickname, as Smith is spurting blood onto the canvas
while he tries to shake Miller off his back. Miller goes from a
rear-naked choke attempt to an armbar, rolling through with 10
seconds left in the round. He runs out of time, but gives Smith a
couple more punches to remember him by.

Official result: All three judges -- Mike Beltran, Jackie
Denkin and Lester Griffin -- score the bout 30-27 for the winner by
unanimous decision, Aaron Miller.

Round 1Lara rushes at Appelt and pushes him against the fence with a
double-leg takedown attempt. Appelt keeps a wide base and stays
standing against the cage; he manages a few powerful right hands
before Lara lifts him up and drives him to the ground. Appelt is
right back to his feet, pushes Lara off with underhooks and lands a
solid hook as he does. Lara charges again, but Appelt reverses the
momentum this time and tosses Lara to the floor. Hard right hands
from Appelt, who works from side control as Lara covers up. Appelt
stands to throw a knee to the body. It lands, but it allows Lara to
scramble up and pursue another double-leg on the fence. Appelt is
in the reverse position as before now, dropping left hands on the
kneeling Lara. Referee John McCarthy warns Appelt to mind the back
of Lara’s head, so Appelt cleans up the strikes and keeps pounding
away on Lara, who’s not offering anything in return. One minute
left and McCarthy tells Lara to get busy. He gets to his feet and
withstands a barrage of punches from Appelt, then backs Appelt off
with a body shot of his own. Appelt is on the retreat now and Lara
blitzes him, catching Appelt on a shot and forcing him to the
ground. More punches from Lara have Appelt in trouble, and Lara
lands a cracking knee while Appelt is trying to stand up. It’s
illegal, and ref McCarthy recognizes it immediately. He calls the
doctor in to examine Appelt and deducts one point from Lara.

Appelt gets in on a double-leg, can’t get it on
the first effort. He elevates Lara, who does a good job staying up
this time with his back to the fence. The big men trade knees
inside and Appelt drills a couple hard left hands to Lara’s body
and thigh. Lara complains one punch was a low blow, but ref
McCarthy isn’t buying it. Lara turns it around and clings to
Appelt’s leg. Sprawling and turning things around again, Appelt
puts Lara on his knees and blasts away with left hands. A punch or
elbow has opened up Lara, who’s spraying blood on the canvas from
the turtle position. Lara gets to his feet but keeps a hand on the
ground to avoid knees to the head.

He rolls underneath for a desperation kneebar that’s quickly
snuffed out by Appelt, who maintains the dominant position with his
right arm looped around the kneeling Lara. Lara drives forward and
Appelt gives up his back in a sloppy, sweaty scramble. It doesn’t
last long, as Appelt slips back out and finishes the round standing
over Lara, dropping left hands.

Round 3The heavyweights hug to begin round three. Appelt misses with a
front kick; Lara tries to go upstairs with a high kick that’s
deflected. As they stand about two feet apart, it’s Appelt looking
fresher, at least giving some movement, while Lara stands
stock-still with his hands by his waist. Lara comes off the fence
and steps out of the way as Appelt throws long punches. Lara has a
shot denied and Appelt puts him in the familiar position, punching
away with left hands as Lara covers up on his knees. Lara throws
two punches to Appelt’s thighs and the second lands on Appelt’s
groin. Referee McCarthy deducts two points this time and issues
Lara a stern warning that another infraction will mean a
disqualification. They resume and Appelt puts Lara on the fence
again, dragging him to the floor with about a minute remaining.
Lara gets to his knees, then back to his feet. It looks like Appelt
will finish the fight holding Lara on the fence, but Lara cracks
him with his best punch of the fight just before the bell.

Official result: All three judges -- Mike Beltran, Jackie
Denkin and Lester Griffin -- score the bout 30-24 for the winner by
unanimous decision, Josh Appelt.

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Barry quickly dispatched of Rigmaden.

Round 1Both middleweights are swinging heavy leather at the start, but
it’s Berry who changes levels and hits a takedown 30 seconds into
the frame. Leaning right to left on Rigmaden, Berry extracts from
half-guard and passes to side control. He instantly frames up a
kimura, cranks hard and forces Rigmaden to tap out. Referee Herb
Dean waves it off at 1:31 of the first round, giving Keith Berry
the win via submission.
Round 1The lightweights trade body kicks early as Stepanyan stalks out
from the center of the cage and Saunders tries to cut angles on the
outside. A stiff jab from Stepanyan is followed by a body kick, and
he repeats the combo again with success. Stepanyan winds up with a
hard left high kick that goes off Saunders’ arms. A spinning back
kick is partially blocked by Saunders, who tries a superman punch
but can’t catch Stepanyan coming off the fence. Another Stepanyan
left high kick is just off the mark; the next one gets through, but
just grazes Saunders’ face. Saunders responds with an outside leg
kick, tries a spinning back fist and nearly gets caught with a
counter. Stepanyan spins with a kick to Saunders’ midsection.
Saunders shoots with 20 seconds left and Stepanyan catches him in a
standing guillotine. Saunders escapes just before the bell.

Stepanyan is trying to time Saunders’ leg kicks
with a right hand over the top at the start of the second frame.
Outside leg kick lands for Stepanyan, and Saunders misses with his
return fire. Not much landing for Saunders, who is getting
out-quicked by the smaller Stepanyan. A right round kick to the
breadbasket lands, but it grazes Saunders’ cup on the way and ref
John McCarthy calls time. Saunders recovers quickly and Stepanyan
resumes his kicking attack. A spinning kick to the gut backs
Saunders up; 20 seconds later, Stepanyan just misses with one up
top. A leg kick buckles Saunders’ leg, but he gets back to his feet
before Stepanyan can pounce.

Right hand down the pipe lands for Stepanyan, who sprawls against
the fence to deny a Saunders double-leg. Stepanyan turns him around
on the fence with underhooks and throws a few knees inside before
tripping Saunders to the ground. Saunders is right back up, but
still pinned to the fence. He shoves Stepanyan away with 40 seconds
left in the round. Another spinning kick grazes the right side of
Saunders’ body. Stepanyan pops Saunders with a left and steps out
of the way of a spinning back fist before the bell.

Round 3A left hook drops Stepanyan, but he’s quickly back to his feet and
mugging. Saunders lands an outside leg kick, misses with a leaping
knee. Stepanyan has the next low kick timed and pops Saunders with
a crisp right-handed counter. Another right hand catches Saunders
off-balance as he leaps in with another knee. He pops back up and
goes back to throwing leg kicks, circling the outside. Stepanyan
gets inside with a lead right hook and doubles up on it. He wings
two wide punches to counter a Saunders leg kick, but neither land.
The next pair of counters find their mark, and Stepanyan follows it
up with a spinning kick to the body. Saunders is downed with a
nasty spinning kick to the gut, but the ref tells them to fight on.
Stepanyan, who was walking away, rushes back to drop a few more
punches and get the stoppage. The stoppage win for Akop Stepanyan
comes at 3:55 of round three.

Round 1Bezerra comes out with a leg kick for the southpaw Richman, and
shortly thereafter dives for a takedown. Richman defends and grabs
a guillotine while hopping on one leg, then loses it as they fall
to the ground. Richman hops back up with Bezerra still attached to
his right leg. Bezerra finishes the takedown with a bodylock, so
Richman puts his back to the cage and tries to post up. Short right
hands from Bezerra as he sits up in half-guard, and Richman goes to
his back. Bezerra has Richman’s legs triangle, and he moves into
full mount. Richman gives up his back and Bezerra is immediately
trying for a rear-naked choke. Bezerra has a body triangle locked
in and is punching from Richman’s back with 2:30 left in the round.
They move away from the fence and Bezerra throws some hard left
hands, trying to lower Richman’s defense for another RNC attempt.
Bezerra keeps fishing for the choke in between left hands. Now he
tries for a neck crank but can’t get that to go either. Richman is
doing well to defend the constant RNC tries from Bezerra, but not
offering any offense in return.

Richman is sticking Bezerra with jabs early in
round two, keeping the grappler at bay with snapping punches and a
head kick which misses. Bezerra dives on a double-leg from way out
and Richman sprawls all over it to continue pumping the jab.
Richman switches stances now and hits Bezerra with a hook to the
body. Back to southpaw and Richman catches Bezerra with a jab,
answered by a glancing right. Bezerra is bleeding from his nose as
he tries to find his range on the feet. More jabs are piling up for
Richman, with Bezerra landing only the occasional response in
between.

A pair of leg kicks land for Bezerra, followed by a left hook.
Another leg kick and Richman comes back with a twisting hook.
Richman covers up as Bezerra comes in to punch, then comes back
with a nice left straight. A jab finds Bezerra’s chin, and Bezerra
pulls up short with a combo just before the end of the round.

Round 3Bezerra looks to change levels early but gets backed away. He lands
an inside leg kick and a right hand, answered by Richman with a
stiff jab. Bezerra drives on a high double in the middle of the
cage and puts Richman on the ground with 3:30 to go in the fight.
He passes Richman’s guard and goes from side control on the right
to back control, finally winding up in side control on the left.
Back to the right side and Bezerra comes in tight with his knees to
drop short left hands on Richman’s face. Richman tries to escape
underneath and gives up his back. Bezerra quickly sinks in his
hooks, cinches up a body triangle and goes back to peppering with
punches from the back. He comes close with two RNC attempts, but
Richman peels his hands off both times and twists around to take
top position with 90 seconds left. Richman stands and ref Herb Dean
orders Bezerra up with just over 60 seconds remaining. Richman
comes forward throwing hands and fends off a shot, tagging Bezerra
with a left hook for his trouble. More hooks pouring on from
Richman now, and Bezerra answers with a right hand. Richman is
going for it with seconds left, tagging Bezerra with repeated left
hooks while Bezerra catches Richman with a couple right hands that
don’t look to have as much behind them. The close final round ends
and this is going to the judges for what should be a razor-thin
decision.

Official result: Judge Mike Beltran scores the fight 29-28
for Richman, while judge Lester Griffin has it 29-28 for Bezerra.
The final judge, Jackie Denkin, scores it 29-28 for the winner by
split decision, Mike Richman.

Round 1Cramer fells Cooper with a right hand 15 minutes into the round and
comes down on top with Cooper fending him off from the bottom.
Active guard from Cooper, who got his wits about him quickly and is
doing well to keep Cramer off him. Cramer settles down in
half-guard leaning to Cooper’s right side. He passes to side
control on the right and Cooper tries to buck him off as they move
toward the fence. Cooper gets to his knees and Cramer whips around
to take his back and sinks both hooks. Good defense from Cooper,
who defends the choke while trying to scrape Cramer off his back.
Cramer stops to throw right hands from his back with 90 seconds
left in the round. The right hands keep coming until Cooper twists
around to take top control with 30 seconds remaining and finishes
the round dropping right hands of his own.

Round 2Cooper quickly puts Cramer on the fence, looking for a takedown,
and works to get it for the first minute. Cramer grabs the Thai
plum and lands a couple knees before being put back on the fence.
He pulls away again and lands another knee; Cooper changes levels,
going to his knees briefly to try for the takedown. Again, Cramer
lands a knee in the clinch. Cooper goes to his knees after landing
a punch to the body. The sequence repeats, but now Cooper stays on
his knees longer. Cramer gets off another knee, still can’t escape
from Cooper’s grasp. Ref John McCarthy splits them up with two
minutes left and now it’s Cramer putting Cooper on the cage. Cooper
turns it around with an underhook. Cramer lands a knee to the body
in the Thai clinch and Cooper counters with a body shot. They split
and both land hooks before Cooper drops down again to try for the
takedown. Cramer lands four or five knees in the clinch, catching
uppercuts in return from Cooper but getting the last word with a
big knee to the body. He separates with another knee and rocks
Cooper’s chin with a left hand. Cramer lunges in with more punches
and Cooper holds him on the fence to finish the round.

Cooper hits first with a right hook, answered right back by a pair
of hooks from Cramer. Looking for the clinch again is Cramer, but
Cooper wisely pulls out this time. Stiff left hand from Cramer
pushes Cooper’s head back. Cooper comes in for a shot; Cramer
reverses on to the fence and separates. Cooper lands an uppercut
coming forward and Cramer puts him on the fence. They split quickly
and Cramer rushes in to land a right hand and a knee in the clinch.
Cooper slugs back with a looping right hand and changes levels to
put Cramer on the ground. Cramer scoots his back up the cage and
stands to clinch. Cooper lands uppercuts up the middle and Cramer
is looking fatigued. Cramer lands a slow knee in the clinch and
walks right into an uppercut from Cooper that jacks his jaw. Cooper
smells blood and blitzes, can’t put Cramer down, and backs off to
connect with a massive right cross that sends Cramer to the ground.
Another right hand and John McCarthy is stepping in to save the
fallen Cramer. Brett Cooper advances to the Bellator Season 8
middleweight tournament final with a knockout at 3:19 of round
three.

Round 1Marshall moves backward and misses with a leg kick and a straight
punch to the body. Aliev comes in to get underhooks and put
Marshall’s back to the fence before tripping the “Rhino” to the
floor. Tight guard from Marshall as he’s lifted up and placed at
the base of the fence. Marshall posts and tries to stand, gets
shoved back to the ground by Aliev, who stands up in Marshall’s
closed guard to drop punches to the body. Marshall pivots
underneath and tries to escape but Aliev is heavy on top.
Right-handed hammerfists come down from Aliev now as Marshall tries
to keep him wrapped up in guard. Aliev advances to half-guard
midway through the round and Marshall regains it, then scrambles
up. Aliev keeps him on the cage with underhooks and Marshall uses
both hands to try and push Aliev’s face away. It doesn’t work, and
Aliev hits a trip to put Marshall on his side at the base of the
fence again. A slow but steady stream of right hands from Aliev
have referee Herb Dean calling for work from Marshall. The Rhino
obliges and tries to stand up, only to be put back down by Aliev,
who drops elbows from on top with 30 seconds left. The ref stands
them up with 10 seconds left and Aliev hits another takedown before
the bell.

A left high kick from Marshall puts Aliev on wobbly legs, but Aliev
is able to stay alive by backpedaling under fire. Marshall swings
and misses with wild punches, including one that hits himself in
the face. Aliev changes levels to hit a takedown in the center and
tries to strike while Marshall wraps him up. Herb Dean calls for
work and Aliev doesn’t get busy enough to avoid a stand-up order.
Just under three minutes left and Aliev is fending off the oncoming
Marshall with long jabs and uppercuts. Marshall comes forward and
misses a three-punch combo, lands an inside leg kick shortly
after.

Aliev blocks a high kick and steps off with a jab before evading
another series of punches. Aliev shoots right into a knee from
Marshall but finishes the takedown nonetheless. He gets off a few
good right hands before Marshall stands and explodes off the cage.
Aliev throws Marshall to the floor in a clinch and Marshall stands
right up. Marshall walks down Aliev, who shoots off the fence and
is sprawled on. Marshall finishes the round with a punch to the
body of Aliev on the fence.

Round 3Marshall is coming forward from the start of the round, walking
into a couple jabs from Aliev but swinging right back with a hard
left hook. Aliev shoots and gets a rear waistlock, then drags
Marshall down at the foot of the cage. The kneeling Marshall covers
up to block Aliev’s slow right hands, so Aliev comes down to pull
Marshall to his back. Marshall twists out of back control and
explodes to his feet, only to be shot on again by Aliev. Right
hands from Marshall connect as Aliev tries to finish the single-leg
against the fence. He gets the takedown halfway through the round
and Marshall quickly begins complaining to ref Herb Dean, looking
for a stand-up. Aliev is just busy enough to keep Marshall on the
ground until Dean stands them up with 80 seconds left. Marshall
comes straight at Aliev, who halts the Rhino’s momentum with a
level change. Aliev holds Marshall on the fence as the fight enters
its final minute and hits a takedown while Marshall throws right
hands around the back of Aliev’s head. Dean stands them up again
with 10 seconds left and Marshall comes charging with a flying
knee, so Aliev falls to his back to get out of the way. Marshall
comes crashing down with a huge right hand before the bell
sounds.

Official result: Judge Lester Griffin scores the bout 30-27
in favor of Aliev, while Mike Beltran sees it 29-28 for Marshall.
The final judge, Jackie Denkin, has it 29-28 for the winner by
split decision, Doug Marshall, who moves on to face Brett Cooper in
the tournament final.

Round 1Sandro backs Khasbulaev away with low kicks, but “Frodo” keeps
inching him toward the cage. Khasbulaev throws an overhand right
and Sandro clinches briefly. When they separate it’s Khasbulaev
landing a body kick before being clinched up again by Sandro. A
knee up the middle from Sandro catches Khasbulaev on the cup and
the Russian falls to the ground in agony. He writhes on the ground
for a minute before referee John McCarthy orders him to stand. He
can’t, and McCarthy gives him another minute on the ground before
Khasbulaev is finally able to stand. Khasbulaev takes his
five-minute allotment and a little extra to recover from the low
blow. Action resumes without a point deduction and Khasbulaev
throws Sandro to the ground in the clinch. Sandro gets back up, so
Khasbulaev trips him back down, where the Brazilian throws up his
legs for an armbar. Khasbulaev pulls out and threatens with a
standing kimura for a few seconds. Khasbulaev kicks Sandro in the
face and Sandro comes out holding his eye. They hit the ground and
Khasbulaev has Sandro’s head trapped, his left arm in a deep
armbar; somehow, Sandro rolls with it and extracts his arm to come
out on top. The action slows as Sandro stays on top, then
Khasbulaev comes alive with an armbar attempt. It doesn’t go, so he
switches to a kimura and sweeps to top control. Frodo cranks the
kimura until Sandro yanks his arm free with seconds left in the
round. Good finish to the round by Khasbulaev, who drops heavy
punches from the top.

Round 2Tentative start to the round but things come alive after Khasbulaev
slips and falls on a missed kick. Khasbulaev comes up, lands a body
kick and rushes on Sandro, who stands with his back to the fence,
throwing bombs that back Khasbulaev off. Sandro with the takedown
to wind up on top with Khasbulaev’s left shoulder on the fence.
Sandro creeps across to latch on an arm-triangle choke and then
tries to step over to Khasbulaev’s right side. Khasbulaev turns to
loosen up the choke and scrambles to his feet. He gets Sandro down
now and drops huge right hands from the standing position, which
turn to nasty hammerfists through Sandro’s guard. Sandro tries to
push Khasbulaev away with his guard, then has to defend against the
mount by trapping the foot of the advancing Russian. Khasbulaev
threatens with a straight armbar from guard and Sandro gets to his
knees. Khasbulaev widens his base and finish the round with half a
dozen thumping right hands.

Sandro is slow coming out of his corner for the
final round. Just after they touch gloves, Khasbulaev gets inside
behind a left hand and takes Sandro down again. Side control for
Khasbulaev, then north-south position, which he nearly turns into a
crucifix. Khasbulaev has Sandro’s left arm and leg trapped and is
holding the Brazilian’s right hand to drop hammerfists on his
unprotected face. More hammerfists and Khasbulaev turns the corner
now to take Sandro’s back as they stand. Khasbulaev keeps the rear
waistlock and drags Sandro roughly to the ground, where he opens up
the Nova Uniao product’s nose with hammerfists.

Another flurry of punishing right hands goes unanswered by Sandro,
and ref John McCarthy has seen enough. With the TKO win at 2:38 of
round three, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev moves on to face Mike Richman
in the featherweight tournament final.

Round 1Homasi puts his jab in Legere’s face immediately, popping him and
forcing the Californian to drive for a takedown. Legere can’t get
the single-leg takedown he seeks and Homasi nearly throws him with
an uchimata. Legere stands and drives him in the cage. Legere dives
for the legs and on the way up, Homasi lands a knee that freezes
referee Herb Dean for a second, questioning its legality, but
Legere shows no ill effects and keeps driving Homasi into the cage.
They separate and Homasi rakes his opponents with three hooks,
forcing Legere to back off. At distance, he hits him with the left
jab again, followed by a left hook. Inside low kick lands for
Legere as he tries to back Homasi down. He finally drives him into
the fence, locks his hands around his legs, elevates and slams him
to the mat. As Homasi tries to scramble to his feet, Legere sinks
one of his hooks and rides Homasi’s back, hammerfisting and
elbowing. More punches and more hammerfists from “The IE Bad Boy,”
who smacks Homasi with more left hands before trying for the
rear-naked choke. Legere continues to punch away until the bell.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 Legere.

Round 2

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Legere Jr. tapped out Homasi.

Legere is more willing to exchange early, winging
hooks with the American Top Team fighter. He eats a left hook then
a right overhand that make him think better, prompting Legere to
shoot in and put Homasi back on the canvas. Legere quickly passes
to full mount. Homasi tries to kick off the fence to roll to top
position but only succeeds in giving Legere a higher mount. Homasi
tries to shimmy closer to the fence, but actually ends up trapping
himself. He rolls and gives up his back, prompting another salvo of
left hands to the head from Legere. Legere diligently digs for the
rear-naked choke, securing it and tightening the submission. Homasi
taps out at 2:52 of the second round.
Round 1

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Piedmont took out Luciano early in round one.

Piedmont connects with early inside low kicks as
the stocky Luciano tries to find his way inside. He gets there
briefly, but Piedmont shoves him away. Piedmont pumps the jab on
the approaching Luciano before uncoiling a right cross that drops
him on his face. The Brazilian tries to recover, but Piedmont lands
a couple more shots to the face on the downed Luciano, prompting
referee Michael Bell to step in after just 55 seconds.
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